Rev Jax: Israel Lower Priority Under Obama

One of the reaons I don't trust Obama - his positions/record on Israel. And this doesn't help.

Speaking at an international conference in France, civil rights leader Reverend Jesse Jackson told participants that in an Obama White House supporters of Israel will have less influence than in previous administrations.

The most important change would occur in the Middle East, where "decades of putting Israel's interests first" would end.

Jackson believes that, although "Zionists who have controlled American policy for decades" remain strong, they'll lose a great deal of their clout when Barack Obama enters the White House.

Despite past disputes and battles with the Democratic Presidential nominee Jackson, who was the first major African-American candidate for President in 1984, claimed a long and close association with Obama.

Obama has been "a neighbor or, better still, a member of the family." Jackson's son has been a close friend of Obama for years, and Jackson's daughter went to school with Obama's wife Michelle.

"We helped him start his career," says Jackson. "And then we were always there to help him move ahead. He is the continuation of our struggle for justice not only for the black people but also for all those who have been wronged."

Maybe Sarah Silverman might want to call off that schlep to see all the bubbies and zadies in Florida before it's too late.